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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #6900 on: August 01, 2018, 05:26:27 pm »
OK, Look what jumped into boot while picking up the Tektronix 577!

Another 576 unit in excellent condition.

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« Reply #6901 on: August 01, 2018, 06:43:47 pm »
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« Reply #6902 on: August 01, 2018, 07:06:33 pm »
This little toy, bought faulty on eBay for a very good price, fixed and working in 3 minutes and, bonus, the print time counter had only 7 hours on it.

 

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« Reply #6903 on: August 01, 2018, 08:07:37 pm »
I bagged this on Ebay today, will require a lit bit of cleaning but it all seems to be working just fine.

Can't wait now for it to be delivered now so I can set to and bring it back to its original condition.

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« Reply #6904 on: August 01, 2018, 08:27:36 pm »
I just took delivery of a brand new Pace WJS with instant set back station, turned it on so far and tinned the tips and that's all so far not tried any soldering yet.It  is at least twice the weight of the circuit specialists unit that I have been using to date, but it is nearly twice the wattage.

 

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« Reply #6905 on: August 01, 2018, 11:09:44 pm »
I bagged this on Ebay today, will require a lit bit of cleaning but it all seems to be working just fine.

Can't wait now for it to be delivered now so I can set to and bring it back to its original condition.

It'll probably clean up well with just warm soapy water and a very gentle scrub.
If you pull the knobs you can clean them in a basin but watch not to get any water inside the front panel with them off.
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« Reply #6906 on: August 01, 2018, 11:27:23 pm »
I bagged this on Ebay today, will require a lit bit of cleaning but it all seems to be working just fine.

Can't wait now for it to be delivered now so I can set to and bring it back to its original condition.

It'll probably clean up well with just warm soapy water and a very gentle scrub.
If you pull the knobs you can clean them in a basin but watch not to get any water inside the front panel with them off.
Had a quick look at the specs for the 1002 and it mirrors the 210 until you get to the automatic measurements and the screen brightness, the 1002 offers slightly more in both areas but will run slightly hotter because it consumes another 10W. was it really worth the redesign or is the circuitry significantly better and more reliable as a result I wonder? :-//
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« Reply #6907 on: August 02, 2018, 12:30:05 am »
I bagged this on Ebay today, will require a lit bit of cleaning but it all seems to be working just fine.

Can't wait now for it to be delivered now so I can set to and bring it back to its original condition.

It'll probably clean up well with just warm soapy water and a very gentle scrub.
If you pull the knobs you can clean them in a basin but watch not to get any water inside the front panel with them off.
Had a quick look at the specs for the 1002 and it mirrors the 210 until you get to the automatic measurements and the screen brightness, the 1002 offers slightly more in both areas but will run slightly hotter because it consumes another 10W. was it really worth the redesign or is the circuitry significantly better and more reliable as a result I wonder? :-//
There was a time when there must've thousands of 1002's in EDU use, I'll ask you why that might have been ?  ;)
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« Reply #6908 on: August 02, 2018, 12:35:09 am »
I bagged this on Ebay today, will require a lit bit of cleaning but it all seems to be working just fine.

Can't wait now for it to be delivered now so I can set to and bring it back to its original condition.

It'll probably clean up well with just warm soapy water and a very gentle scrub.
If you pull the knobs you can clean them in a basin but watch not to get any water inside the front panel with them off.
Had a quick look at the specs for the 1002 and it mirrors the 210 until you get to the automatic measurements and the screen brightness, the 1002 offers slightly more in both areas but will run slightly hotter because it consumes another 10W. was it really worth the redesign or is the circuitry significantly better and more reliable as a result I wonder? :-//
There was a time when there must've thousands of 1002's in EDU use, I'll ask you why that might have been ?  ;)
Because the old scopes that they were using prior may have been analogues and they just made the decision to swap over to DSO's at the end of their planned life and that just coincided with the release of the 1002 model? :-//
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« Reply #6909 on: August 02, 2018, 03:47:39 am »
Tektronix is also known for pushing their wares heavily in the education market. So that may have had something to do with it as well.
 

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« Reply #6910 on: August 03, 2018, 07:10:56 am »
the print time counter had only 7 hours on it.

It should then works for the next 7 hours at least...
Hope your fix will last.  :D
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« Reply #6911 on: August 03, 2018, 09:47:54 pm »
This is more of a "what did I find in the lab today"?

Amphonel 132360 (901-10106 seems identical) is a SMA plug rated at 500 connections where the nut does not turn with respect to the pin. This damages the female connector, right? Why would they sell such a thing?

(What I actually bought today is a rod of stainless steel that I'll try to machine into a replacement gage pin for a N-type Maury gage kit I got from eBay.)
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« Reply #6912 on: August 03, 2018, 10:43:59 pm »
Amphonel 132360 (901-10106 seems identical) is a SMA plug rated at 500 connections where the nut does not turn with respect to the pin. This damages the female connector, right? Why would they sell such a thing?

I see some of a similar style used here to plug the non-connected port on a wifi router. You would only screw it on once and then never touch it again. Its probably a few cents cheaper to build.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #6913 on: August 04, 2018, 02:04:57 am »
FedEx ground dropped off a new chair for the lab... a Herman Miller Aeron Stool, extra tall!
https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/stools/aeron-stool/

I've had a regular Aeron in my office for 16 years, and it's still comfortable.  So, why not get one for the lab too?


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« Reply #6914 on: August 04, 2018, 02:23:54 am »
Love those chairs!!
 

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« Reply #6915 on: August 04, 2018, 07:50:36 am »

I've had a regular Aeron in my office for 16 years, and it's still comfortable.  So, why not get one for the lab too?

This is a really good looking lab chair.
Do I see it right, the price is $1,129 ?
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« Reply #6916 on: August 04, 2018, 08:08:39 am »
Beautifull chair. Looks spacey and comfy  :-+
My floor is cluttered so I can't get to the other side of the room,
I need a rail system on the ceiling and the chair attached so it floats over the clutter  :-DD
 

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« Reply #6917 on: August 04, 2018, 04:14:11 pm »
Did it come with minimalist Herman miller packaging with the handles on the box torn out ?
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« Reply #6918 on: August 04, 2018, 04:19:56 pm »
how did you get it to stick to the wall like that  :-DD
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« Reply #6919 on: August 04, 2018, 10:36:58 pm »
Yep.  The box was barely holding together, but nothing inside was damaged, so they must have it figured out.
I think I have the chair properly adjusted now... my back will let me know tomorrow.

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« Reply #6920 on: August 04, 2018, 10:42:31 pm »
The fully kitted out Aeron stool, with the full height, and all the adjustments comes in around $1,400 delivered.

Some places will sell for a little less than others, but then charge more for shipping, some have free shipping.  It takes about 3 weeks from ordering to delivery.  In my case, it was due to ship 4 weeks after ordering, but actually arrived at about 3 weeks.

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Aeron Stool - Bar Height, Tilt Limiter with Seat Angle Adjustment, Fully Adjustable Arms, Standard Armpads, Adjustable PostureFit SL Support, Graphite, Graphite Chassis & Foot Ring / Graphite Base, 2.5-inch Hard Floor or Carpet Roll-Away Resistant Casters with Quiet Roll Technology, Black, 8Z Pellicle Graphite



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« Reply #6921 on: August 05, 2018, 03:54:19 am »



Very nice.  :-+ Unfortunately they come with a rather high price tag and then some. Looked at the satin aluminum w/ fixed arms & carpet + hardwood floor casters; came out to ~$1400 IIRC.  :o  ;D
 

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« Reply #6922 on: August 05, 2018, 04:24:52 am »
That looks just like the chairs at NASA Mission Control.
 

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« Reply #6923 on: August 05, 2018, 07:03:16 am »
I broke my favourite little metal poker/spludger thingameebob. It was nice in that it had a metal point on one end and a flat metal surface on the other - really useful little thing. A decent diameter plastic handle.  Ended up having to buy an entire kit of "iPhone repair Kit" to get something similar - I am half tempted to repair it.  |O
I can't really complain as it was part of an el cheapo "Beginners Soldering kit" I have had for 25+yrs - just don't make things like they used to!! :blah:
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« Reply #6924 on: August 05, 2018, 08:07:25 pm »
Picked this up for cheap off of Craigslist, it needs some TLC, has a bad ballast and dead/dying/missing cool fans. Was also so green on the sides you couldn't see into it. Poor little clowns.
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